Comparison

Gem Towers vs Maze Pool

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gem Towers

A physics-based puzzle game where you strategically break gem towers. The objective is to shatter all green gems while preserving red ones, managing your limited lives. It offers a challenging experience that is simple to learn but difficult to master.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Break green gems
  • Save red gems
  • Level-based challenges
  • Life management system
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
Features
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Gem Towers is easy to play but hard to master. See if you can get three stars on each level. Gem Towers is a physics based game that simulates collisions and gravity. The towers are constructed of gems which may vary in size and shape. Your goal is to break all green gems and to save as many red gems as possible. Removing a red gem and gems that go off the platform will subtract one "life". You have 3 lives at the beginning of each level.

About

Maze Pool

Features
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Every ball slides until it hits a wall. Can you get each one into the pocket of its color? Maze Pool is a calm, clever sliding puzzle. Swipe a ball and it rolls all the way until something stops it. Plan your moves, use the other balls as blockers, and sink every ball into its matching pocket. • 750 handcrafted levels – every one designed and tested by hand • 350 levels free to play • New ideas as you progress: portals, colored gates, switches, magnets and the tricky cue ball • Stuck? A hint shows you the next move, and your progress still counts • Play levels in any order within a pack – skip a tough one and come back later • Restart instantly and undo moves – no timers, no pressure • Easy packs for kids and beginners • Plays offline – no Wi-Fi needed HOW TO PLAY • Swipe a ball to send it rolling • It only stops when it hits a wall or another ball • Each ball must end in the pocket of the same color • Colored gates, portals and magnets only react to balls of their color If you enjoy ice-sliding puzzles, Sokoban, or brain teasers that make you think a few moves ahead, Maze Pool is made for you. Swipe the first ball and see how far you can get!

Screenshots

Gem Towers4 screens
Maze Pool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maze Pool at Free against Gem Towers's $0.49. Gem Towers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Maze Pool is free to download; Gem Towers costs $0.49 up front. Maze Pool sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Gem Towers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gem Towers ships an update every 37 months, Maze Pool every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gem Towers versus Maze Pool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGem TowersMaze Pool
Price$0.49Free — better
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 23 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike HempflingAlexandru Calauz

In-app purchases

None

Gem Towers

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Maze Pool

One-time8
  • 50 Hints$0.99
  • 50 Speed Boosts$0.99
  • 50 Undo Moves$0.99
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  • Permanent speed$1.99
  • All Map Packs$3.99
  • Disable Ads$3.99
  • Disable Ads + All Map Packs$5.99
  • Unlock Everything$6.99

Questions

Is Gem Towers free?
Gem Towers costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maze Pool free?
Maze Pool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gem Towers or Maze Pool have ads?
Maze Pool shows ads; Gem Towers does not.
Which is updated more often, Gem Towers or Maze Pool?
Gem Towers ships an update every 37 months, and Maze Pool every 23 months. Most recently, Gem Towers was updated on November 1, 2026 and Maze Pool on October 30, 2026.

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